Hopeful Movies

A university student grapples with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

An absurd interview with an aspiring stand-up comedian with more passion than talent.

A socially-anxious college student makes multiple attempts to ask out the bookstore clerk that he has a crush on.

As Thailand is shaped by converging incidents, a determined teenager must confront the person he is becoming when the New Year forces him toward a...

Through therapy sessions and poignant flashbacks, a man confronts his deep-seated loneliness and struggles with connection, ultimately realizing the...

Ultra runner, Timothy Olson, aims to break the fastest known time on the Pacific Crest Trail. Braving record high temperatures and impending...

A spiritual shockumentary centered on themes of Judaism, femininity and trans identity.

The short film tells the story of a woman who was betrayed by the man she loved and lost her unborn child. The depressed woman arrives at a deserted...

Hozumi is a widower. He meets the Kondos at a bar, and is intrigued when they make a wish before drinking their hoppy cocktails. Hozumi decides to...

A young and outgoing African-American boy living under the skies of 1950s Jim Crow Kentucky finds himself lost when he wakes up in the year 2026,...

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these...

About a hedgehog who dreamed of a miracle on New Year's Eve.

Based on Yuri Yakovlev's short story "The Devil which is cut short" (Стриженый...

A personal and intimate portrait of disabled, gender fluid cosplayer Paul/Paula. Inviting us into her world, Paula lives life to the full, embracing...

Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight....

A woman enters a dream where she loses an essential part of herself. With the help of a protective guide she will embark on a journey of transition...

A Miami boy’s journey into manhood over the most important summer of his life as he must learn to escape the influence of his mother’s...

Having left their home country for almost 20 years, a mother, her son and her daughter reminisce of their days in Armenia and reflect on how...

The boy with talent in photography arrives to summer camp. The main magic of his photos is that he can make couples from people on his works. But...